Harpal Singh Bedi / New Delhi

Last year’s junior world cup bronze medalist Ganemat Shekhon, returned the joint third-best score of the day in the Women’s Skeet on the opening day of the ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Changwon, Korea.

The youngster from Chandigarh shot fine 72 out of 75 on qualification day one to lie seventh in a 56-strong field. Two more rounds of 25-shots each are scheduled for day two before the top six make it to the final round, also scheduled for day two on Friday.

Two other Indians in the fray, Maheshwari Chauhan with 66 and Rashmmi Rathore with 62 were lying in 35thand 49thpositions respectively.

Reigning Olympic champion Diana Bacosi of Italy was leading the field with a score of 74 out of 75.

Besides Ganemat, there were three other women on 72, including American legend Kimberly Rhode.

Besides a coveted ISSF World Cup medal, there are also two Tokyo 2020 Olympic quota places to be won in the event.

On Friday there will be qualifying for the Men’s Skeet event where India’s Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Sheeraz Sheikh will be fighting for medals and quota places.